Etsy Baby Gifts - Lilikin's

If you've been holding out on buying or selling on Etsy, wondering if it would be a good experience, let me tell you, for the most part, everyone on Etsy is sweet, kind, and a pleasure to deal with! Case in point - the Etsy welcome for Big Mac! I will be posting his gifts as I get around to it and as the summer heat permits! (Lots of hats for Big Mac!)
Not only was I a participant in the Etsy Baby Shower, but some sellers spontaneously decided to welcome Big Mac by sending sweet handmade lovlies.
My sweet friend at Lilikin's http://lilikin14.etsy.com sent two of these SUPER ADORABLE diaper burp cloths for him!
The diaper makes the burp cloth extra soft and absorbant, and, as you can see, its big enough for the biggest baby oopsies!

I always love going to her shop to see what's new . . . she picks the most adorable fabrics in the world! In her shop, you'll find quilts, lovies, recieving blankets, burp cloths, and drawstring bags. Pay a visit! She also has a facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/Lililikins.Baby.Blankets.and.Quilts?ref=ts

A Custom Order - Dress, Hats, Hair Accessories!

Jennifer of Doodle Bug Boutique (you can find her store on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/Doodle-Bug-boutique-and-more/122572481103173 ) Fell in love with a hat and a dress and combined them to have me make this fun toddler dress!
Here's the hat she ordered to match.
And these are the matching hair elastics on toddler-sized elastics.

A toddler size rose head band to match that dress!

And boys deserve great crochet too! A hat for her son.

Thanks so much Jennifer! I hope you AND the kids love it!

We have winners!

And they are . . .
babalina1
StayAtHomeMama
and
rialucette
Thanks everyone for celebrating with me! <3

500 Facebook Fans!

Wow!
All of the sudden, we have over 500 "fans" or "likers" on our facebook page! I know this is in large measure due to some of my new friends who have generously introduced friends, family, and even customers to my page and I really appreciate it! This is such a huge number . . . . I wanted to show my appreciation with something special, so I asked if my new friends would prefer a giveaway or a sale. It looks like a tie! So lets do both!

Sale: $5.00 off your purchase of $18.00 or more - enter 500 FANS in the message to seller.

Giveaway: Comment below with your name and favorite crochet item. Three winners will choose their prize - a pair of flower hair elastics or a pair of baby booties in acrylic and colors of their choice. If you are not commenting using your google or twitter account, please include a way to contact you in your comment! :) Want an extra entry? Tell your friends about the sale and giveaway on twitter, facebook, or whatever method you like and comment here letting me know that you did so.

The sale lasts until 7pm Monday, July 12, 2010 MST. All giveaway comments must be recieved by this time as well. Thanks again for telling your friends!

Don't forget to leave a comment!

Toddler Dress - Custom Order for Jennifer!

To be perfectly honest, this dress made me a little nervous, but the customer really LOVED this verigated yarn, so I made it for her and it turned out really cute!
This toddler dress is a 2T and features button straps (three button holes make them adjustable), a large rose embellishment, wide waistband, and fan stitch-edged skirt.

Here's the lace-up back (which also allows for flexible sizing).

Thanks, Jennifer for pushing my color sense in such a fun direction!

Baby Gift

This is a big summer (and fall!) for having babies in my extended family! waiting for my own baby can be a little . . . frustrating . . . so crochet has been a good distraction! I was able to finish this set for my cousin's baby, scheduled to arrive the first week of July!


The baby's momma requested blue and brown, so I stitched up this 0-3 month size set.

Brown cotton baby shoes with ankle straps, blue buttons, and verigated toe tops.

Blue cotton visor sun hat with verigated band and brown accents.

Hopefully she likes it!

Etsy Baby Shower!

Those of you who see my posts on Facebook may have heard about Etsy Baby Shower. Its a fun little, well, baby shower for Etsy users! If you use Etsy, are expecting, and have made at least 5 Etsy purchases, you can recieve 4 baby gifts from participating Etsy sellers with big hearts and talented hands! I am one of the summer recipients. I got some amazing items I plan to photograph and blog, and will do so after baby arrives! (More fun to have pictures with baby in them!) I also decided to be a participating shop and offered to do two baby gifts. I got assigned to give two gifts, one for a boy, one for a girl, for a momma to be of TWINS! I've been crazy busy filling orders before baby, but she's been so sweet and patient and the hats are done! I just need to package them up and take them to the box. Here's what they look like!
They're both 100% cotton sun hats and slightly smaller than my standard newborn size (becuase twins are tiny when they make their appearance!) but they should fit the babies for 3 months or more. Crochet stretches. :)

This is the boy one . . . . it's bright blue with a verigates yellow, blue, and green band with green borders.

Up close shot of the visor part. :)

Here is the girl hat! I used the same green for borders because I wanted them to "go together" without being too matchy. This one is bright pink with a pink, orange, yellow, and green band. I also added a yellow flower and ruffle brim.

These were so fun to plan and make! If you're interested in being a recipient or participating shop for Etsy Baby Shower, check out http://etsybabyshower.blogspot.com . It is so fun!